Boston Booming - Luxury living in historic beacon hill

DING SOME OF US MIGHT WISH WE COULD LIVE IN. PHIL: ON THE CORNER OF MT. VERNON AND JOY, A BLOCK FROM THE STATE HOUSE UNDER THIS COVER, IS A BUILDING WITH HISTORY AS RICH AS BEACON HILL ITSELF. >> BOSTON IS A VERY ELEGANT CITY. PHIL: AND THAT'S WHY MARCEL SAFAR BOUGHT THE BUILDING. HIS COMPANY CHEVRON PARTNERS IS A BOUTIQUE FIRM. MARCEL IS BASED OUT OF BOSTON. HIS PARTNERS ARE IN PARIS AND THEY FELL IN LOVE WITH BEACON HILL. >> I THINK ONE, BOSTON IS AMERICA. EUROPEAN FEEL, NOT TO MENTION THE VIEW. SO MAISON VERNON, AS THEY CALL IT, WILL HAVE THAT EUROPEAN FEEL WITHOUT LOSING IT'S BOSTON CHARM. >> YOU GO RIGHT THROUGH A DOUBLE DOOR HERE AND STRAIGHT AHEAD. HIRED TO BE THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT. >> WHEN YOU'RE IN ALL THESE I'M IN BEACON HILL. THE 24 WINDOWS IN EVERY APARTMENT. LUXURY. THE FLOORS IMPORTED FROM FRANCE, THE KITCHENS FROM ITALY, THE WROUGHT IRON BEING MADE AS WE SPEAK BY THIS MAN, ALSO IN ITALY. THE MASONRY WORK AND ALL THE PLASTER. PHIL: A PERFECT GLOBAL EFFORT FITTING FOR THIS BUILDING. SO WE'RE UP ON THE SCAFFOLDING ABOUT A FLOOR UP. I WANT TO TELL YOU THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1917. THE FIRST OWNER, THE YOUNG CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR SOCIETY, ONE OF THE WAYS THEY ARE KEEPING THE HISTORY OF THIS BUILDING IS THEY ARE LEAVING THE C AND E ON THE WINDOWS. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOOK DONATIONS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO BUILD THIS BUILDING 100 YEARS AGO. NOW MOVING INTO THE FUTURE WITH MAISON VERNON, AGAIN WITH HELP FROM OVERSEAS. >> YOU COME IN. IT'S 13 FEET HIGH CEILING. PHIL: NANCY SADECKI, THE PROJECT ARCHITECT, SHOWS US SOME OTHER PARISIAN DETAILS LIKE THE STAIRCASE THAT WILL SPIRAL AROUND THE ELEVATOR. >> SO IN A FRENCH APARTMENT, YOU'D HAVE THE STAIR WRAP AROUND THE ELEVATOR WHICH IS REALLY UNUSUAL FOR BOSTON SO WE HAD TO HAVE MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE SURE IT WAS SAFE. PHIL: IN ALL, THERE WILL BE 7 UNITS RANGING FROM $2.9 MILLION TO $5.6 MILLION. THE DUPLEX PENTHOUSE NOT LISTED YET WILL BE MUCH MORE THAN THAT WITH ITS OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE, RETRACTABLE GLASS JACUZZI, AND FIRE PIT. ALL OF IT WITH THE SUN OR MOON BOUNCING OFF THE CAPITAL DOME JUST A STONE'S THROW AWAY. ED: SERIOUSLY? THIS IS COOL AND SWEET. PHIL: IT IS SPECTACULAR. THE PARISIAN TWIST THEY HAVE. THEY HAVE ALREADY SOLD A UNIT.